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Kerala Water Authority Uses IBM Big Data & Analytics for Seamless Water Distribution

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Kerala Water Authority Uses IBM Big Data & Analytics for Seamless Water Distribution

Kerala Water Authority Uses IBM Big Data & Analytics Technology for Seamless Water Distribution in Thiruvananthapuram



Published: Sept 23, 2014 2:30 a.m. ET


IBM solution to help KWA in 100% equitable water supply- Analytics and Mobility solutions to monitor water distribution and prevent water loss from leakages

BENGALURU, India, Sept. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Kerala Water Authority (KWA), Government of Kerala, India is using IBM Analytics and Mobility solutions to analyze, monitor and manage water distribution in the city of Thiruvananthapuram. With the solutions, KWA aims to achieve 100 percent success in equitable water supply with the ability to monitor and flag irregularities in water usage using sensors and intelligent meters.

With a population of more than 3.3 million, providing connections with equitable water supply to 210,000 households across divisions / subdivisions was a challenging task, due to aging pipes, leaking infrastructure and unauthorized use of water. There were huge losses in water distribution with close to 45 percent of fresh water unaccounted for or wasted due to leakages. Also, without systems in place to monitor and provide real-time visibility into water consumption, it was difficult to track the performance of water treatment facilities and the effectiveness of the water supply network.

KWA is also facing challenges in revenue collection as the billing system was unable to accurately track water consumption by consumers. The data monitored by the IBM systems will help KWA in tracking water meters across the city on consumption, thereby reducing billing anomalies and improving revenue collection by more than 10 percent.

KWA is working with IBM to put in place the necessary infrastructure, monitoring and analytics to help identify potential issues proactively, in an effort to dramatically reduce water waste, improve customer satisfaction and increase the efficiency of maintenance and business operations. IBM will help KWA establish a Water Management Center using the IBM Intelligent Water software to bring all the distribution and consumption data from meters to a central dashboard where water usage can be effectively and predictively monitored and managed. This provides the city's water supply networks and KWA management with a unified and real time view of the transmission and consumption of water across the city of Thiruvananthapuram.

For example, when water officials see spikes or other any changes in usage, the system alerts the engineers so that it may be rectified immediately. Smart sensors working in conjunction with the IBM Intelligent Operations Water software enable workers to receive alerts through their mobile or smart devices or laptops so they can respond in near real time to get the problem fixed. As a result, KWA is able to respond immediately to irregularities in water supply and react to repairs that are needed in a much shorter timeframe.

While water samples used to be manually collected and analyzed, by installing sensors throughout the water treatment process, KWA can measure water turbidity, salinity, conductivity, pH and chlorine levels in real time. Using the IBM Intelligent Water software, workers can instantly visualize operations and receive alerts and notifications when readings stray from norms or when analysis indicates that water quality has changed.

"With a loss of close to 45 percent of the current water supply and lack of proper water management in the city, we decided to deploy IBM's advanced Analytics and Mobility solutions to overcome these challenges. We will now have real time information and will be able to assess and manage our supply effectively. We are happy to have partnered with IBM in our endeavor to make water distribution in the city equitable and fair," said Ashok Kumar Singh, MD, Kerala Water Authority.

"The increased focus on Smarter Cities by the government of India provides IBM with the opportunity to use its proven capabilities to make people's lives better. With the rapidly growing population, it is becoming more essential than ever for us to conserve water. We are happy to have partnered with KWA to provide them with the power of Analytics and Mobility and help them transform the water distribution and management systems in Thiruvananthapuram in an effort to help make it a Smarter City," said Prashant Pradhan, Director, Smarter Planet Solutions, IBM India/South Asia.

Kerala Water Authority Uses IBM Big Data & Analytics Technology for Seamless Water Distribution in Thiruvananthapuram - MarketWatch

 
IBM dumped unit record machines, IBM 1401 or 1620 and junk hardware at exorbitant prices in india in seventies and eighties

replacement like VAX systems were denied to indian establishments as they were high technology by US govt regulations.

india collected computer junk from east germans and russia for indian use .

atomic energy and space developed cheap copies of western computers to get over the ban

now IBM is talking of helping india with analytics and number crunching hardware.

IBM has lost credibility and lost the plot in india.

who cares for IBM now in india?
 
IBM dumped unit record machines, IBM 1401 or 1620 and junk hardware at exorbitant prices in india in seventies and eighties

replacement like VAX systems were denied to indian establishments as they were high technology by US govt regulations.

india collected computer junk from east germans and russia for indian use .

atomic energy and space developed cheap copies of western computers to get over the ban

now IBM is talking of helping india with analytics and number crunching hardware.

IBM has lost credibility and lost the plot in india.

who cares for IBM now in india?

krish44,

i dont know if it is correct or beneficial to look at every issue in an historical context. time has moved on and so have we. the world of the 60s and 70s with cold war between usa and ussr was a much more frightening world (to me) of a kind. today the fear is different.

i think, india should use whatever technology it needs to suit its needs regardless of the origin. ibm today is a multinational par none, i suspect, employing more people outside of usa than within.maybe we should move on?
 
Kunjuppuji

Now Things are different in India.

With PCs packing far more power and indias domestic industry being less dependent because of indigenous movement and availability of highly skilled manpower,

we are less dependant

if we can develop our own atomic bomb or weapons and go for nuclear power giving up some of our old political positions we might find suitors from france.[ they are

setting up in kalpakkam]

we will depend on airbus instead of boeings

our space program has come of age on its own talents.

in the world what matters is our own self reliance with economic and military strength .

world admires this and not our poverty.

we will take from US what suits us , not cocacola and fast foods
 
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